The federal government’s plan to solve the staff shortage at German airports with Turkish workers does not seem to have succeeded. Why; Endless queues, delays and thousands of flight cancellations – politicians and the airline industry wanted to solve these problems at German airports with the help of workers from abroad. At the end of […]
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Tourist traffic peaks, one million arrivals during the week
by Vicky Kourloubini Tourist traffic is taking off and this week alone the arrivals from abroad are expected to approach one million. According to the INSET recovery tracker data, from August 15 to 21, 960 thousand seats are scheduled on incoming international flights. The momentum of arrivals remains high throughout the month, with next week’s […]
A new tourist market is being born: air tourism
Of Fotis Fotinou Alternative forms of tourism are trying to highlight and strengthen the relevant ministries. One of them is air tourism, through the use of regional airports for small private aircraft. In collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Transport is proceeding with the implementation of actions for air visits (island hopping), […]
July ‘broke the counters’ at the 14 regional airports: +11.1% compared to 2019
By Fotis Fotinos The performance of Fraport Greece’s 14 regional airports exceeded all expectations in July. Passenger traffic stood at 5.91 million compared to 5.32 million in July 2019, an increase of 11.1%. An increase compared to 2019 was also noted in June (+3.3%), “anticipating” July’s performance. At the level of 7 months (January – […]
The large discrepancy in air and road arrivals in Greece
By Fotis Fotinos Air and road arrivals maintain different dynamics in Greece. According to data from the Institute of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (INSETE), in the first half of the year air arrivals closed with a decrease of 8.1% compared to the corresponding period of 2019. On the contrary, roads remain at low […]
‘Gold’ medal at Greek airports for June performance, ACI Europe data
By Fotis Fotinos In the most official way, the dynamics of Greek airports and tourism is established. According to the June statistics published by ACI Europe, only airports in Greece (+1.8%) were able to register an increase in passenger traffic compared to 2019 among EU member airports. It was followed by the airports of Luxembourg […]
Fraport Greece: Summer has momentum, uncertainties remain in air transport
By Fotis Fotinos The messages of the summer season are – undeniably – positive for Fraport Greece, which manages most of Greece’s tourist airports. June closed with a 3.3% increase in passengers compared to 2019, with Santorini, Corfu and Mykonos showing a notable increase (21.5%, 12.4% and 9.9% respectively). The messages for July and August […]
Heathrow asks airlines to stop selling tickets
London’s Heathrow Airport is imposing a cap on daily passenger traffic for the next two months, as the country’s busiest airport tries to deal with air chaos across Europe as demand for air travel continues to rise. In particular, as reported by Bloomberg, the British airport will limit its passenger traffic to 100,000 people daily […]
Traveling to Europe? Fear the ‘flying’ chaos – Flight cancellations, lost luggage and it’s just the beginning
By Cecilia Rodriguez The air travel situation in Europe is already so bad that some airlines are advising passengers not to fly this summer. It’s the season of “Air Armageddon” – the name given to the chaotic reality of summer travel, with airlines and airports bracing for collapse and travelers experiencing stressful experiences. Huge queues […]
Chaos at German airports – Spain is better
Ryanair and Easyjet are on strike in Spain. The DW correspondent reports, however, that no chaos has been caused, as unfortunately happens in Germany. The infrastructure in Spain is in several cases more modern than in Germany, mainly thanks to the financial aid of the EU, which Spain joined in 1986. Spain also has the […]